Show PEONIES no other herbaceous ber baccous plant lives so eo long or produces flowers equal to tg the peony peonies planted this autumn will flower next season the middle of september to tho the middle of october Is the tha best time to plant preferably tho the earlier season to permit the plants to mahe a good root growth before winter sets seta in thoroll Thol Tho BOll soll must be rich as tho the peony is a gross feeder remove the soil eoll to a depth of three feet and fill up the space to the depth of a foot with well rotted cow manure spade the manure in well it the soil gall Is clayey mix with it equal parts of sand leaf and mold and manure for the other half fill up the excavation with the prepared soil rounding it up to tho center which should be six or seven inches above the level of the lawn in setting the plants dig a hole from one and a half to two feet deep and two feet wide allow a space of three la in diameter tor for mach ach plant VIL i ong tho the crowns three inches beckom belo uie the surface flrming the soil well around the roots this Is best don by the feet of the planter mulch well before cold weather with coarse manure and leaves ir ic tho the spring loosen the soil boil after re moving the mulch to a depth of alv or six inches care being taken t tc stir the soil eoll without injuring the crowns 0 at tho the plants commercial fertilizer strong in pot ash should be used in tho the sprint after tho the bed Is started |